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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1987

A REPORT ON THE

FINDINGS WILL

BE COMPILED BY THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT TEAM WHEN TESTS OF THESE SIX NOISE-PRONE INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

SEVERE CASES OF HEARING LOSS DISCOVERED IN THE COURSE OF THE FACTORY VISITS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL FOR ASSESSMENT.

THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILES INDUSTRY SAFETY SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ALSO JOINED THE VISIT TODAY TO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO WORKERS WHO WERE FOUND WEARING HEARING PROTECTORS WHILE AT WORK.

EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET FOR PARENTS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ΤΟ PRODUCE A BOOKLET GIVING PARENTS CONCRETE SUGGESTIONS OF BRINGING UP THEIR CHILDREN AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH SCHOOLS, OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

THE DIRECTOR

ACCEPTING A $100,000 DONATION FROM THE WONG TAI SIN SIK SIK YUEN TOWARDS THE PRINTING COST FOR THE BOOKLET ON "HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILDREN" AT A BRIEF CEREMONY AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS, MR LI SAID IN THE PROCESS OF GROWING UP A CHILD NEEDED BOTH SCHOOL AND FAMILY EDUCATION.

CHILDREN NEEDED GOOD EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM TEACHERS. AT THE SAME TIME THEY ALSO NEEDED AFFECTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM PARENTS, PARTICULARLY CARE AND ASSISTANCE WHEN THEY WERE IN TROUBLE.

MR LI SAID THE BOOKLET WOULD DEAL WITH A LOT OF PROBLEMS THAT PARENTS ENCOUNTERED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THESE WOULD INCLUDE WAYS то IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN, TO COUNSEL THEM AND TO REMEDY THEIR BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS.

THANKING THE CHAIRMAN OF WONG TAI SIN SIK SIK YUEN. MR WONG WAN-TIN, FOR THE GENEROUS DONATION TOWARDS THE PROJECT, MR LI SAID WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE BOOKLET WOULD BE USEFUL TO ALL PARENTS.

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